Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3 (Oct. 2009):
“Negative Reinforcement”
by Fred Van Lente, Gianluca Gugliotta

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3

Title: “Negative Reinforcement”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2009

Publisher:
Written by: Fred Van Lente
Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta

33 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Mister Negative (Martin Li) (lead character)	Taoist	Asian [runs FEAST charity homeless shelters; Aunt May's boss]		20
Spider-Man (Peter Parker)	Protestant	Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  The Avengers; Weapon X (Exiles)		10,664
The Hood (Parker Robbins)	demonolatry	Hood's Army; The Cabal		159
Betty Brant	Students of Love (temporary)	[former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)]		612
Yana Li		Asian [wife of Martin Li (Mr. Negative); Chinese]		3
Norman Osborn (7-panel cameo)	manifestly non-religious	Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Dark X-Men (leader); H.A.M.M.E.R. (leader); Sinister Twelve (leader); The Cabal (leader); The Thunderbolts (leader)		417
Dragon Lords (5-panel cameo)		Asian [gang of Snakeheads (Chinese human smugglers)]		5
The Spot (Dr. Johnathon Ohnn) (4-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; HYDRA...  MODOK's 11; Spider-Man Revenge Squad		34
Speed Demon (James Saunders) (3-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate...  Squadron Sinister; The Thunderbolts		86
The Answer (Aaron Nicholson) (3-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		10
Bloodshed (Wyndell Dickinson) (3-panel cameo)		Hood's Army; Mafia		4
Lightmaster (Edward Lansky) (3-panel cameo)	One World Church	Hood's Army; The Enforcers (ally)		7
White Rabbit (Lorina Dodson) (3-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		9
Cloak (Tyrone Johnson) (2-panel cameo)	Catholic	black; Dark X-Men [partner of Dagger]		216
Dagger (Tandy Bowen) (2-panel cameo)	Catholic	Dark X-Men; League of Losers...  Marvel Knights; Secret Avengers; Secret Defenders; The New Warriors; X-Men [partner of Cloak]		219
Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi) (2-panel cameo)		HYDRA; Maggia		12
Bennett Brant (1-panel cameo)		Crime-Master [Betty Brant's older brother]		28
Squid (Donny Callahan) (1-panel cameo)		Hood's Army		14
Martin Li (1-panel cameo)		[real Martin Li; died; identity appropriated by Mr. Negative]		1
Lao Tsu (quoted and cited)	Taoist	Super Best Friends		10
Buck Ram (quoted and cited)	Jewish	[wrote song "The Great Pretender"; Platters manager]		1
J. Jonah Jameson (mentioned)	hates Spider-Man	[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer]		1,719
H.A.M.M.E.R. (mentioned)		[government agency]		207
Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (mentioned)		Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Thunderbolts Army		1,006
Hammerhead (Joseph) (mentioned)		Maggia; Sinister Twelve		96
Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) (mentioned)		[business owner; businessperson...]		105
Hobgoblin (Ned Leeds) (mentioned)		[Betty Brant's late husband]		10
White Dragon (mentioned)		Hood's Army [leader of own gang]		2
Dexter Bennett (mentioned)		[business owner; publisher]		24
Inner Demons (mentioned)		[henchman]		7
Pink Floyd (mentioned)		[British rock band]		11
Freak (mentioned)		[metamorphosed drug addict]		7
F.E.A.S.T. (mentioned)	religious/ethical	[philanthropic charity of Martin Li (Mr. Negative)]		7

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